Mark Healey

Summary

Mark Healey is a British video game developer from Ipswich, Suffolk. Healey started his career making games for the Commodore 64 home computer – his first published game was KGB Super Spy for Codemasters, which led to developing the educational Fun School series of games for Europress Software. Healey joined Bullfrog Productions to work with Peter Molyneux on titles such as Magic Carpet and Dungeon Keeper. When Molyneux left Bullfrog to form Lionhead Studios, Healey joined him, and worked as a senior artist on Black & White and Fable. Whilst still at Lionhead, he developed Rag Doll Kung Fu independently in his spare time, which was the first third party game to be distributed over Steam - Valve's online distribution system. He is a co-founder of Media Molecule and creative director of LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2 and Dreams, In April 2023, Healey announced he would be leaving Media Molecule.[1]

Mark Healey
Mark Healey playing a demonstration of LittleBigPlanet in 2007
NationalityBritish
OccupationVideo game developer
Known forDungeon Keeper
Black & White
Ragdoll Kung Fu
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Dreams

References edit

  1. ^ Marcos [@marcoshealey] (April 17, 2023). "(1/4) So, after SEVENTEEN incredible years of co-birthing and building Media Molecule - I have decided it is time for me to fly the nest - set sail and chart a new course - today is my last day at MM" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
  • "Rag Doll Development: An Interview With Rag Doll Kung Fu's Mark Healey". www.gamasutra.com. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  • "Mark Healey Leaves Lionhead to Make a New Game". www.playfuls.com. 2005-12-17. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  • "From ones and zeroes to heroes". BBC News. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  • "The Top 25 Game Industry Heroes". Edge Online. 2008-12-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2009-02-22.

External links edit

  • Mark Healey on Twitter  
  • Mark Healey at mediamolecule.com
  • Mark Healey at MobyGames
  • Mark Healey (video game person) at Giant Bomb